Can you have too much of a good thing? Can you? That's the question. Well, if it's only a good thing, you can.

But if it's rosebud, sure you can't. Of course you can't. That's why this Tuesday, we're bringing you every Tuesday more rosebud.

Stay tuned. Cue the music. Welcome to another episode of More Rosebud.

This is one of those weeks where we are dipping into my diaries.

If you've not discovered the diaries before, please scroll back.

We begin, I think, oh, really, late 1950s, early 1960s.

We've reached 1970.

And today in the Rosebudder studio, it's not just me and my producer and friend Harriet Jane, but my wife, Michelle, is joining us again. And how are you, Michelle?

I'm feeling absolutely marvellous. Well, that is very good news. What I wanted to begin by asking you both, only because I was having a conversation with somebody earlier about this, can you in life have too much of a good thing?

I was talking to somebody who had been married for a number of years as children, and he was telling me how he loved going home on days when he wasn't working to see his wife, but maybe sometimes

he loved going home on days when she was out and quite like being on his own. Can you have

too much for a good thing? Michelle, are there ever days when you are grateful not to see me?

No, there aren't. Actually, I hate it being in the house when I'm on my own. I think there

must be something wrong with me. Sorry about that. What about you, Harriet? That's so sweet, Michelle.

That's really nice. Is the question, do I like being on my own, or is the question, can you have too

much of a good thing? Yeah, it's both questions. Do you like being on your own?

Sometimes, yes.

Yeah.

But I think what I like is being on my own with other people around.

Oh.

So I like doing my own thing, like gardening or listening to music or being in my office.

But I like the idea that there are other people in the house

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